Category Archives: This and that

Aka odds and ends

Lots of face masks

Just like everyone else on the planet, my niece and I have also been busy making face masks.

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New projects: cushions

I have completely run out of space for wall hangings. What to do, what to do? There have to be other alternatives, right?

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The woes of an independent designer

It’s been a hard year. At times scary. Challenging, frustrating, even annoying. And also exciting, invigorating, inspiring… happy.

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Hey Birdie!

What to do when there is no space available any more for wall hanging, and you’re wanting to work on a small quilt? I recently noted I haven’t ever made quilted cushions, so that’s were my focus for small projects has turned now.

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A few little lizards

Once again, time has slipped away from me and I’ve fallen behind in my blogging. Ooops! All I can say in my defense is that this time of year is particularly intense for me, with all the patterns we offer as part of our traditional Christmas in July series.

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Floral Collage

Another finished project. Once again, started while still living in Quito. Just needed to be quilted and binding added.

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My Weekend Project

Quite a while time ago I was gifted several patterns that I never sewed, thinking I never have enough time for my own designs, much less for someone else’s. Boy, was I wrong.

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Les Amis Quilt

I am a HUGE Craftsy fan.

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Free BOM projects for 2016

New Block of the Month projects will be starting soon! I have prepared a preliminary list of those announced so far, and will continue to add as others are made available. This year I decided to present my list in the form of thumbnails, to give you a preliminary idea of what the project looks […]

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2016 BOMs set to go!

Once again, we will be offering three BOM projects next year – one free, and two for registered members. Additionally, we will also offer our traditional Christmas BOM in July, although that one is not quite ready yet!

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Just a little bit of handwork

I haven’t really done much sewing in the last few months. Besides following along the construction of the house, I have been spending a lot of time working ahead on projects for next year. (I hope you will enjoy what is coming!)

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Announcing Craftsy’s Watch & Win Contest!

A little slow reacting around here, so I had forgotten to mention this great Craftsy contest.

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3 things you should know about me

Should, could, would… I don’t know which it is. So maybe you don’t HAVE to know these things, but might just be curious about some little known facts about me.

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